Recommend A Graphic Novel to me
POSTED BY: Arcadia
UPDATED: Thursday, April 13, 2006 08:07
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I also really loved 'Watchmen'
and the Wolverine origin story (I don't recall the name of it...)
and of course I love all of Joss':
Fray
Tales of the Slayer
Tales of the Vampire
Astonishing X-men
as well as 'Serenity'
getting away from the sci-fi/fantasy however...
I recently read Harvey Pikar's American Splendor graphic novel 'Our Cancer Year' and it was brilliant. Really something special
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and buy the 'Serenity' comics published by Dark Horse
have you checked out this thread?:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15816
and listen to 'I'm Going To See Serenity':
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I like Wolverine:Origins and also the conclusion of the Wolverine story. If I remember rightly it was called The End. (Not sure though)
I'm also starting to get into the NYX series.
For somethng a bit more whimsical I love Bill Willingham's Fables series.
Just in my humble opinion.
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I'm amazed that nobody's made a mention of John Constantine: Hellblazer yet, especially given the love for Preacher on this thread. A fantastic series if not a bit shallow, and the art ever since the "Good Intentions" story-line started has been great.
And keeping with the Hell motif: Hellboy is my personal all-time favorite series. Mike Mignola's writing was great to begin with and it's only gotten better (as has his writing), which is kind of a pity given that he's not going to handle the series' art anymore.
Also, I'm going to second the vote for Red Son and flat out demand that you start reading Joss's Astonishing X-Men right now. It may not be the best X-Men story arc ever conceived of but it's certainly the most fun and one of the best looking. They should have let him direct X-3, I swear to God.
Finally, I'll leave you with the obvious answer: The second book of Ex Machina .
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I would have to agree with every one who has recommended Watchmen. I actually just finished reading for my Epic and Romance Literature class (yes that is a four hundred level class in which I read a graphic novel) as part of the evolution of the Epic and Romance genres. Any who, it is really amazing.
Plus, Scott McCloud is currently at my university and giving our class a guest lecture on the graphic novel genre and the Watchmen. Ok, sorry had to have a geek moment.
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Wow guys, thanks for all the recomendations!
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I'll echo Sandman (greatest thing ever--read it through to the end, and it'll be even better). Preacher's ok, though I think it stints the good parts and emphasized the bad ones a lot, and I wasn't big on Watchmen. V for Vendetta is pretty good, if wonky, and Maus is amazing. Hellblazer is totally awesome. Fray is one of my very favorites, and it's Joss Whedon. Elfquest was the first graphic novel I read, and it's still fun. Red Star is interesting, if short, and very pretty.
But Blankets by Craig Thompson is probably my very favorite graphic novel. It's absolutely amazing. Goodbye Chunky Rice (same author) is also yummy, but not as much so. Read Blankets. Is glorious.
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Astonishing XMEN! Gifted and Dangerous!
Great reads, nice humor and great art! Our Mr Whedon is a writing genius!
Just read V for Vendetta and it is great!
Also in the Marvel Universe..
The Dark Phoenix Saga, There is a new print out . It is my favorite X-man , Marvel title .
More recently the Avengers Dissassembeled and House of M paperbacks are pretty good.
Batman, The Dark Night returns is classic and Awesome, as well as Batman Year one,
Also Alan Davis and Alan Moore's Captain Britain Paperback is pretty cool.
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Okay, I just read WATCHMEN. I've had a hold on it at the library for ages, and it finally came in. And, uh... I read it straight through... I couldn't stop (which was bad, since I should have been studying for an exam the next day). But I'm kind of in awe at the moment. I don't think I've absorbed it all. I can say, without question, that it's the most amazing comic I've ever read. Just the level of depth... gaaah. And all the compelling characters... each one sees the world differently... and the ending was jaw-dropping. But anyway, I have to concur with everyone who's been praising it. It's an unbelievably powerful and complex masterpiece. Read it. I need to read it again. I'm sure I missed half the layers the first time.
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Originally posted by Dracos:
start reading Joss's Astonishing X-Men right now. It may not be the best X-Men story arc ever conceived of but it's certainly the most fun and one of the best looking. They should have let him direct X-3, I swear to God.
Yes. Yes, they really, really should have... the Dark Phoenix storyline should have been awesome, not whatever garbage is coming out in a few months. Although I can understand why Joss might not want to work with FOX again... ahem. But if he's not working on the Serenity sequel (YET), I'd much rather see what he could do with the X-Men than Wonder Woman. I really would like to read his unused script for the the first X-Men movie... surely it must be online somewhere.
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Because no one's said them, I suppose I will.
Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo series. If you think they're like his appearance in the CBS Ninja Turtles cartoon, you're wrong. They're pretty compelling and mature with good doses of humor thrown in.
Kazuo Kozeke & Goseki Kojima's epic Lone Wolf and Cub series which is the penultimate samurai revenge tale in my opinion. It's very mature though. Every small issue is like an episode of a TV show with very compelling characters. By far, Ogami Itto is the the epitome of badass.
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